Paramus man, 23, is charged with sexually assaulting girl

A 23-year-old Paramus man has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl when she was 5 or 6 years old, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said Friday.

Anthony Yachouh was arrested on Thursday and charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of endangering the welfare of a minor, Molinelli said in a statement. Yachouh was being held in the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack on Friday on $100,000 cash bail, he said.

The sexual assault took place about two years ago, Molinelli said. The girl, whom the prosecutor described as an acquaintance of Yachouh, is now 8, he said.